What Pueblo Well Records Show About Depth, Water and Cost

How deep are wells around Pueblo?

How much water do wells make near Pueblo?

Pueblo wells are usually shallow, but the range is broad

The reported median well depth near Pueblo is 31 feet, with the middle half falling between 25 and 40 feet. The 90th percentile is 52 feet, and 95% of the recorded wells are under 100 feet. For a driller's bid, that supports starting with a shallow-well assumption in the plains setting, while carrying an allowance for conditions that do not match the neighborhood norm.

The records also include wells from 100 to 300 feet, 300 to 600 feet, and more than 600 feet. The deepest reported well is 1,795 feet. That extreme range is a reminder that a median is a planning reference, not a guaranteed refusal depth. The local aquifer names are dominated by unnamed or fractured-bedrock records, with some alluvial wells.

Reported yields near Pueblo are generally useful, but verify the test

Only 127 wells report a pump yield, so the yield statistics are useful context rather than a complete picture of every permit. Among those reports, the median is 15.0 gallons per minute and the middle half runs from 11.0 to 26.5 gallons per minute.

Fifty-five percent report more than 15 gallons per minute, while 38% fall from 5 to 15 gallons per minute. Six percent report 1 to 5 gallons per minute, and 1% report less than 1 gallon per minute. A buyer should ask for the actual well test, pump size and storage setup. A good reported rate does not by itself establish water quality, legal availability or dependable performance during prolonged use.

Pueblo water levels look stable in the reported decades

The median reported static water level is 19 feet below the surface, with the middle half between 12 and 25 feet. That is the depth to water when the well is not being pumped, not the total depth of the well and not the pressure available at a fixture.

The decade comparison does not show a dropping trend in these records. The median was 19 feet below surface in the 2010s and 16 feet in the 2020s. That difference should not be read as a guarantee that groundwater is rising across every parcel. Only 110 wells report a static water level, and measurements can reflect different locations, seasons and well conditions. Ask for a recent measurement on the property when possible.

Permit history shows long activity and current drilling

Pueblo has a long permit record, with permits issued in every decade from the 1950s through the 2020s. The largest decade totals in the supplied records are 463 in the 2010s, 427 in the 2000s and 372 in the 1990s. The newest permit year is 2025, so this is not only an old well area.

The most active names in the records are Authorized (Pe, Pg), with 631 permits, Don Stewart & Son Drilling with 187, and Hoffman with 36. Those counts describe appearances in the permit records, not current availability, workmanship or an endorsement. Confirm licensing, insurance, references, the proposed casing and grout program, and what happens if the hole does not produce enough water.

A median-depth Pueblo well starts near $1,100, not finished

For the local alluvium and plains sedimentary rock, the supplied drilling model uses $35 to $55 per foot. At the 31-foot median depth, the drilled hole works out to about $1,100 to $1,700. That is the hole only, not the system needed to deliver water to a house.

A finished well with pump, tank, trenching and electrical is modeled at about $7,100 to $13,700 at that median depth. Your written bid should separate drilling from casing, grout, development, pump equipment, pressure tank, trenching, electrical work, testing and permit-related tasks. A deeper-than-typical hole, difficult access or a low-yield completion can move the total outside that range.

Check water quality, septic separation and the right to use water

Mapped environmental information deserves a closer look before closing. Within about 10 miles are 50 PFAS sampling or contamination sites, 32 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites and 2 historic mine features. Those mapped sites do not prove contamination at a particular well. They do mean the buyer should obtain a current laboratory water test and review nearby site history, especially for a domestic supply.

Low yield and dry holes remain possible even in an area with a 15.0-gallon-per-minute median. Confirm the well location, septic reserve area, building envelope, access for a rig and utility routes before finalizing a site plan. Also check the DWR permit and water-rights conditions. Domestic or exempt household-use wells have limits, and an augmentation plan may be needed in an over-appropriated basin.

Well permits by decade near Pueblo

What a new well costs in Pueblo, CO

How this is built: the median permitted depth here times the per-foot range for this ground, plus the normal system costs. A lot at the 75th-percentile depth (40 ft) would run roughly $7,400–$14,200. See the full Colorado well cost guide.

Environmental sites mapped within about 10 miles

Counts come from EPA, USGS and state datasets layered on the Colorado Well Finder map. A count is not a verdict on any one well; it tells you what to test for.

Buying land near Pueblo? Know what it costs to build before you buy the dirt.

A listing photo can't tell you whether a lot is a dream or a money pit. Two parcels near Pueblo can carry the same asking price while one needs an $80,000 driveway and a $45,000 engineered septic the other doesn't. The well numbers on this page are the start of that answer. A Tri-Lakes Site Feasibility Report is the rest of it: a licensed general contractor, excavator and septic installer reads the parcel the way we would if we were about to build on it, and puts the real cost in writing before your money is committed.

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Under contract, comparing parcels, or a realtor with a rural listing whose buyers keep asking "what will it cost to build here?" This is the due-diligence step almost everyone skips, and the one that saves the most.

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